as in appointment
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
a midnight assignation between adulterers at a downtown hotel
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Recent Examples of assignation
The assignations are alleged to have taken place on the job and in the building where all were assigned to provide security.
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Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
The passage from the car park through the kitchen to the lifts and up to the Kennedy suite—the route that Marilyn Monroe supposedly took to and from her assignations with Mr. President.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
In a strong scene that points to the cold remove of the moneyed class from those living on the poverty line, Lynette meets married family man Scott at the hotel where their assignations take place.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
Oh, also, that little assignation takes place during Talleyrand’s engagement party, which swiftly segues into a massive pansexual orgy, as such events so often do!
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Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
The passage from the car park through the kitchen to the lifts and up to the Kennedy suite—the route that Marilyn Monroe supposedly took to and from her assignations with Mr. President.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
In a strong scene that points to the cold remove of the moneyed class from those living on the poverty line, Lynette meets married family man Scott at the hotel where their assignations take place.
—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
Oh, also, that little assignation takes place during Talleyrand’s engagement party, which swiftly segues into a massive pansexual orgy, as such events so often do!
—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for assignation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignation
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Wray described what happened to her own nails after years of gel appointments.
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Writer Meaghan Wray, in a piece for The Kit, described her own move away from the salon after years of regular gel appointments.
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The bacteria that cause tetanus are everywhere in our environment and cannot be eliminated, which is why staying up to date on vaccination is so important.
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This little pitstop happened on Lucy's way to a rendezvous with the Trojan asteroids that shadow Jupiter around the sun.
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Venus, which is fresh off a rendezvous with the moon, is a frequent visitor in Earth's night sky, as is Jupiter.
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“Assignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignation. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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